Sunday, November 30, 2014

Podesta Hurrying on Climate Change Before Time Runs Out



Podesta Hurrying on Climate Change Before Time Runs Out
by William Bigelow 30 Nov 2014, 12:15 PM PDT
John Podesta, former chief of staff to Bill Clinton and now a chief advisor to Barack Obama to implement Obama’s climate change agenda, is hurrying as fast as he can to get Obama’s programs in place before he may be summoned to help run Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the GOP takes over the Senate. 

Podesta, the founder of the Center for American Progress, has been responsible for the hard push from the Obama Administration in 2014 on the environmental front: China and the U.S. agreed on massive cuts to their carbon emissions, the administration secured commitments on solar power from affordable-housing providers and Wal-Mart, and the “Climate Action Champions" competition was implemented. Podesta’s job with Obama is supposed to end at the end of 2014. Thus. he speaks like a man with no time to lose; he told a crowd in Las Vegas, "We need all levels of government, we need all levels of the economy pulling together to reduce emissions, to build resilience, to deploy more clean energy, to invest in energy efficiency, to build more resilient infrastructure, and to plan for climate impacts that are already here and ones that we know are on their way. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment."

In June 2013, Obama asserted that he was devoted to mandatory carbon-pollution standards on coal-fired power plants, as well as reducing methane and and urging businesses to build more energy efficient buildings. To circumvent GOP opposition, Podesta was hired. Dan Utech, a senior White House climate policy aide, said:

We laid out a lot in June of 2013, and John has been driving everybody ... across the government to make sure that we are executing on that. I think he said, “Look, the plan is great and that is job No. 1, but let's look for ways to increase ambition, to do even more anywhere that we can do that.” And so he really challenged everybody here at the White House who works on these issues, everybody across the Cabinet that has a part of these issues, to think about what are additional things we can do, what are ways we can either do additional policy steps from here or engage with the private sector.

In order to ensure that climate change has remained at or near the top of the priority list, Podesta has been privy to the administration’s efforts on problems such as Ebola and ISIS, allowing him to know when he can insert environmental issues at the top of the list.

The top item on environmental list is currently carbon-emissions standards for power plants; the June deadline for the EPA to draft the new law was met Obama’s, but incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will attempt to crush it. He said he will "to try to do whatever I can to get the [Environmental Protection Agency] reined in." New West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito echoed, "We've been picked as a loser, and I'm not going to stand for it.” McConnell will attach riders to spending bills to stop the EPA. And the new GOP majority in the Senate may reverse the recent vote on the Keystone pipeline and pave the way for its completion.

Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming has said of Podesta, "The last thing Americans want now is another unaccountable 'czar' who goes around Congress and the public to push extreme red tape that destroys more jobs and makes it even harder for our economy to grow." Podesta was instrumental in the deal between China and the U.S. to cut emissions of greenhouse gases; the U.S. agreed to cut emissions 26 percent by 2025 compared to 2005 levels. GOP Rep. Fred Upton, who heads the House Energy and Commerce Committee, snapped, "Just when we are finally getting back on firmer economic footing, thanks in large part to our game-changing energy boom, a lame-duck president is working to stack the deck against American jobs, wage increases, and affordable energy."

Although Podesta succeeded in forwarding the agenda for implementing tougher mileage standards for trucks, he has failed to implement a national cap-and-trade program to limit greenhouse-gas emissions or set in a national "renewable-electricity standard."  And the EPA has failed to set new regulations for methane emissions.

But environmentalists still want Podedsta at the helm as Environmentalist and Democratic strategist Glenn Hurowitz stated, "You can divide the Obama administration's environmental policy-making into BP and AP. Before Podesta and After Podesta."

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Carol M. Browner was an administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration, a director at the Climate Reality Project, is a director at the Center for American Progress, and a senior counselor for the Albright Stonebridge Group.

Note: Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Climate Reality Project, and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and a co-chair, national finance council at Ready for Hillary.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress, and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
John D. Podesta is the founder of the Center for American Progress, and a counselor for the Barack Obama administration.
Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, is Barack Obama’s golf partner, and a senior director at the Albright Stonebridge Group.
Madeleine K. Albright is the chair for the Albright Stonebridge Group, and a director at the Center for American Progress.
Albright Stonebridge Group was a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Carol M. Browner is a senior counselor for the Albright Stonebridge Group., a director at the Center for American Progress, was a director at the Climate Reality Project, the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration, and an administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Lisa P. Jackson was an administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
                                                        










CNN’s Van Jones, Don Lemon Battle Over Ferguson Protests



CNN’s Van Jones, Don Lemon Battle Over Ferguson Protests
on Breitbart TV 25 Nov 2014
Tuesday on CNN, network correspondents Don Lemon and Van Jones got into a heated exchange about the riots Monday night in Ferguson after the grand jury announcement that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not face charges for fatally shooting Michael Brown.

Don Lemon said, “In my estimation there’s been too much political correctness, trying to appease protesters. I don’t mean appease the people out there peacefully. There was nothing peaceful about last night.”

That led to a reply from Jones: “I can’t let this stand. This is an insult to the people out there last night. It was an insult to the people of Ferguson, who have done more than 100 trainings for nonviolence.”

The argument between the two continued for several minutes until co-host Chris Cuomo stepped in and urge the two to agree to disagree. 

Christopher Cuomo
Christopher Cuomo is an anchor at CNN, Mario M. Cuomo’s son, and Andrew M. Cuomo’s brother.

Note: Ex-New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, 82, Hospitalized (PAST RESEARCH)
Mario M. Cuomo is Christopher Cuomo & Andrew M. Cuomo’s father, and a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society, the Center for American Progress, Demos, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress, Demos, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Thomas F. Steyer is a director at the Center for American Progress, and was a major donor for the Democratic Governors Association.
Andrew M. Cuomo is a member of the Democratic Governors Association, Christopher Cuomo’s brother, and Mario M. Cuomo’s son.
Van Jones was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, the co-host for Crossfire (TV program), and is a trustee at Demos.
Crossfire (TV program) was a CNN program.
Ted Turner is the founder of CNN, and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for Achieve Inc.
Achieve Inc. helped develop the Common Core educational standards.
Jay Nixon is a director at Achieve Inc., a member of the Democratic Governors Association, and the Missouri state government governor.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon issues state of emergency ahead of Ferguson grand jury decision
Published November 18, 2014            
FoxNews.com
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard Monday in advance of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.
Nixon said the National Guard would assist state and local police as needed, in case there is civil unrest when the grand jury's decision is announced.
Andrew M. Cuomo is a member of the Democratic Governors Association, Christopher Cuomo’s brother, and Mario M. Cuomo’s son.
Christopher Cuomo is Andrew M. Cuomo’s brother, Mario M. Cuomo’s son, and an anchor at CNN.
Walter Isaacson was the chairman & CEO for CNN, and is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.
James L. Jones Jr. was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and is a director at the Armed Forces Benefit Association.
Roget C. Schultz is a director at the Armed Forces Benefit Association, and was a director at the Army National Guard.
Lester Crown was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for Achieve Inc.
Achieve Inc. helped develop the Common Core educational standards.
Jay Nixon is a director at Achieve Inc., a member of the Democratic Governors Association, and the Missouri state government governor.
David A. Hamburg is the president emeritus for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Margaret A. Hamburg’s father, and an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Margaret A. Hamburg is David A. Hamburg’s daughter, the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the VP for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).                                   
Donald Kennedy was the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the founder of CNN.
Christopher Cuomo is an anchor at CNN, Mario M. Cuomo’s son, and Andrew M. Cuomo’s brother.